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Facebook partners with Health Ministry to support vaccine rollout in Sri Lanka
Facebook has partnered with the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) of the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka to announce a campaign to help people get vaccinated and increase vaccination intent as access to the COVID-19 vaccine expands in the country. Through this initiative, Facebook is taking several steps to support the nationwide vaccine campaign in […]
VIDEO: Bill Gates says NO to sharing vaccine formulas to developing world
The Global Elites want to keep vaccine patents locked. The US remains non-committal on waivers. Now, Bill Gates has said no to lifting patents to share vaccine formulas with the developing world.
VIDEO: WHO says rush to hospitals worsens India COVID crisis
The World Health Organization says three new COVID-19 variants that are present in India may have contributed to its latest surge. It also says large public gatherings may be to blame for the crisis. A devastating second wave is overwhelming India’s hospitals and crematoriums, with more than 300,000 cases reported for the sixth consecutive day.
President and Chinese Defence Minister hold bilateral discussions
The official meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe who is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was held at the Presidential Secretariat today. The Chinese Defence Minister who arrived at the Presidential Secretariat was received by Secretary to the President P.B. Jayasundera and Foreign […]
World Bank approves USD 80.5mn additional financing for fair deployment of COVID-19 vaccines
The World Bank has approved $80.5 million additional financing to help Sri Lanka access and distribute fairly COVID-19 vaccines and to strengthen the country’s vaccination system and pandemic response. This additional finance builds on the $217.56 million Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Pandemic Preparedness Project, which was approved in April 2020. This new financing […]
Sri Lanka surpasses USD 1Bn exports in March 2021 after six months
Sri Lanka surpassed US$ 1 billion in exports in March 2021 after a lapse of six months period, the Export Development Board said. As per the Customs statistics, earnings from merchandise exports recorded double-digit growth of 62.47% in March 2021 on y-o-y comparison – the March figure being US$ 1,066.1 Mn. Earnings from merchandise exports […]
ADB projects Sri Lanka’s economic growth to rise to 4.1-pct in 2021
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship annual economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021, forecasts a significant rebound in Sri Lanka’s economy as domestic and global economic activity strengthens and vaccination campaigns gather momentum domestically and abroad. ADB projects Sri Lanka’s economic growth to rise to 4.1% in 2021 and moderate to 3.6% in […]
Prime Lands Residencies announces virtual investor forum for upcoming IPO
Prime Lands Residencies, the condominium property arm of Prime Group, announces the first ever Virtual Investor Forum for its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO). Extending its invitation to investors and market participants, the Prime Lands Residences Virtual Investor Forum will be held via Zoom on the 28 th of April 2021, 4.00pm onwards. The Initial […]
World Bank reassures support for Sri Lanka to build back better from COVID-19
The World Bank’s Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos, concluded a successful visit to Sri Lanka Sunday where he reiterated the Bank’s commitment to support the islands efforts towards recovery and to build back better from the COVID-19 shock. Based in Kathmandu, Nepal, this latest mission followed the Country Director’s introductory […]
SL signs agreement to implement Sri Lanka transit card
Revolutionizing the transport sector, the Ministry of Transport and the Central Bank played lead roles to get the key stakeholders to sign a four-party agreement to introduce Sri Lanka Transit Card (SLTC) recently. The SLTC initiative, which had been in the drawing board for many years will finally come to light in line with manifesto […]